According to the report from KPMG / REC, at the end of last year, job vacancies growth slowed again, and reached the lowest level since April, which was due to a surge in the incidence of coronavirus in the country. Meanwhile, recruitment consultants recorded a further significant increase in the number of both permanent and temporary vacancies at the end of 2021 amid reports of high demand for staff and increased customer requirements.
The data also showed that the supply of candidates as a whole continued to decline sharply, but the rate of decline slowed for the fourth month in a row. In addition, the latest reduction in the supply of candidates was the weakest since April. However, uncertainty about the pandemic and the economic outlook, generally low unemployment and fewer foreign workers affected the number of candidates.
According to the report, the initial wages of permanent workers and temporary hourly wages continued to grow in December, while the growth rate remained close to a record high.